Homemade Snickers Cheesecake Bars
No bake layered bars with chocolate, peanut butter filling, caramel, and crunchy peanuts.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 5 cups semisweet chocolate chips divided
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter divided
- 5 oz marshmallow fluff
- 5 cups confectioners sugar
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 cup dry roasted unsalted peanuts
- 11 oz soft caramels unwrapped
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Line an 11 x 7 inch baking dish with parchment paper, leaving overhang for lifting.
- Melt 4 cups chocolate chips with 1/4 cup peanut butter in a double boiler, stirring until smooth and glossy.
- Pour the chocolate mixture into the prepared dish and spread into an even layer. Freeze for 10 minutes until firm.
- In a mixing bowl, stir together marshmallow fluff, cream cheese, remaining 1/4 cup peanut butter, and confectioners sugar until thick and spreadable.
- Spread the filling evenly over the chilled chocolate base. Sprinkle peanuts over the filling and press them in lightly. Freeze for 10 minutes.
- Melt caramels with heavy cream in a double boiler, stirring until smooth. Cool for 3 minutes, then pour over the peanut layer and spread to the edges. Freeze for 10 minutes.
- Melt remaining 1 cup chocolate chips until smooth, then drizzle or spread over the caramel layer. Freeze for 15 minutes until fully set.
- Lift the slab out using parchment. Cut into 12 bars with a sharp knife warmed under hot water and wiped dry between cuts.
Notes
- Chill the layers until firm before adding the next layer to prevent sliding.
- For cleaner slices, cut the bars very cold, then let them sit at room temperature for 5 minutes before serving.
- For cleaner slices, cut the bars very cold, then let them sit at room temperature for 5 minutes before serving.